WASHINGTON – Bats can rest easy in Arizona. Literally. The state’s climate appears to have helped hold off, for now, a disease that has afflicted bats during hibernation in at least half of the ...

Scorpions and owls aren't the only nocturnal creatures Arizonans are likely to to encounter. Arizona is home to 28 bat species, from the small, agile Myotis to the newest discovery, Mexican long nosed ...

PHOENIX — The endangered Mexican long-nosed bat has been detected in Arizona through the utilization of citizen science from residents in southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico, Bat ...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Scientists have long suspected that Mexican long-nosed bats migrate through southeastern Arizona, but without capturing and measuring the night-flying creatures, proof has been ...

Bats in southeastern Arizona have tested positive for a fungus that poses a threat to the species, prompting wildlife officials to urge the public to report any potential infections. A bat that was ...

Local bat populations are getting attention in the Phoenix area due to a recent mosquito surge ahead of Halloween.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Scientists have long ...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) -- Scientists have long suspected that Mexican long-nosed bats migrate through southeastern Arizona, but without capturing and measuring the night-flying creatures, proof has ...